December 21, 2001
The Diplomatic Front of the War on Terrorism: Can the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights Tip the Scales?
By The Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky
(Heritage Lecture #724)
The post-September 11 fight against terrorism, while drawing upon all of the traditional tools of American statecraft, has reinvigorated the moral and spiritual aspects of ...
December 21, 2001
The Role of the Coast Guard in Homeland Security
By Admiral James M. Loy
(Heritage Lecture #725)
The Coast Guard, with its multiple missions, maritime expertise, military discipline, and civil law enforcement authority, plays an integral role in ensuring our nation's security ...
December 19, 2001
Continue the Sea-Based Terminal-Phase Missile Defense Program
By Baker Spring
(Executive Memorandum #797)
The missile threat to the American people and U.S. allies is growing. President Bush's decision to withdraw from the outdated ABM Treaty has removed the ...
December 18, 2001
Effective Health Care Policy: The President's Compromise Plan For Displaced Workers
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #69)
President Bush has reached a solid agreement with Senate "moderates" to provide health care assistance to displaced workers as part of the stimulus package. The ...
December 17, 2001
Continue the Sea-Based Terminal-Phase Missile Defense Program
By Baker Spring
(WebMemo #67)
The missile threat to the American people and America's allies is growing. By announcing U.S. withdraw from the ABM Treaty, the single most important obstacle ...
December 17, 2001
Subsidies in the Soil: Farm Bill Talking Points
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #68)
Congress should focus on the war and the stimulus now, and then come back next year to examine fresh approaches to agriculture.
December 13, 2001
A Small but Costly Step Toward Reform: The Conference Education Bill
By Krista Kafer
(WebMemo #66)
Although the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization contains the major themes of the Bush No Child Left Behind plan, it is only a modest ...
December 12, 2001
After the Elections: Helping Nicaragua to Succeed
By Stephen Johnson
(Executive Memorandum #796)
Nicaragua conducted a national election on November 4 that was both fair and exemplary, electing Liberal Party candidate Enrique Bolaños Geyer by a margin of ...
December 10, 2001
Implementing Effective Health Care Assistance for Displaced Workers
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #65)
Most temporary displaced workers do not need extensive or expensive health care benefits while transitioning between jobs. Instead, they need quick, easily accessible, and affordable ...
December 10, 2001
The Cost of America's Farm Subsidy Binge: An Average of $1 Million Per Farm
By Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #1510)
As Congress is locked in debate on the best way to stimulate an economy that has slipped into recession, the House and Senate have designed ...
December 7, 2001
Crumbling Credibility: Why the Farm Bill Endangers U.S. Agricultural Exports
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Backgrounder #1509)
The Senate is has been working to pass a bill that will set a dangerously counterproductive precedent for the farm industry. Subsidies will remain the ...
December 6, 2001
Expand Freedom to Counter Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1508)
America's battle in Afghanistan against the Taliban regime and al-Qaeda terrorist network is merely the first skirmish in a long war. If the war on ...
December 6, 2001
Suing the Chart: How the Patients' Bill of Rights Legislation Will Increase Doctors' Medical Malpractice Exposure
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #64)
Complex health care legislation is often fraught with unintended consequences. This is evidently true with the large and complex bills enacted by the House and ...
December 6, 2001
The Economics of Stimulus Legislation
By William W. Beach
(Testimony )
We have a recession produced by policy errors and aggravated by hostilities. Those hostilities call forth policy responses that are compassionate and generous. In neither ...
December 6, 2001
Keys to the Endgame in Afghanistan
By James A. Phillips
(Backgrounder #1507)
The United States has made considerable progress in its war to uproot Osama bin Laden's terrorist network and the Taliban regime that protects it in ...
December 5, 2001
H.R. 3019: Undermining Trade Promotion Authority
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Executive Memorandum #795)
Despite being billed as "Comprehensive Trade Negotiating Authority Legislation," H.R. 3019 is not a trade promotion authority bill. In reality, it is designed to appeal ...
December 5, 2001
Palestinian Terrorism Destroys Any Hope for Peace
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #63)
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government said it was sending a stern warning to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that there would be even harsher reprisals if ...
December 5, 2001
Making America's Streets Safer: The Future of the COPS Program
By David B. Muhlhausen
(Testimony )
Based on the Heritage Foundation study of the COPS program and similar efforts, Senator Biden's bill to reauthorize the COPS program, S. 924, will do ...
December 4, 2001
The Domenici Payroll Tax Holiday: Bad Policy for America
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #62)
Instead of a stimulus plan that is little more than a lump of coal, America needs real and lasting reform in tax and social security ...
December 4, 2001
What Congress Should Do to Ease the Impact of the Recession on Unemployed Workers
By D. Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1506)
The current congressional debate regarding assistance to unemployed workers centers on three different proposals: President Bush's Back to Work Relief Plan, the Economic Security and ...
November 30, 2001
Comments on the Harkin Amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
By Krista Kafer and Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #61)
With Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mitch Daniels predicting deficits until at least fiscal year 2005, the Harkin amendment would cost taxpayers an ...
November 28, 2001
Why Trade Promotion Authority is Constitutional
By Edwin Meese III and Todd F. Gaziano
(Legal Memorandum #4)
The only action that will weaken overall U.S. sovereignty is for Congress to hobble the President's ability to negotiate trade deals with other nations by ...
November 28, 2001
12 Reasons for TPA
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #60)
Trade is very important now, because trade is both good economic policy, and good foreign policy. Trade strengthens our allies, engages our potential adversaries, and ...
November 27, 2001
Essential Conditions for a Pro-Growth Stimulus Package
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #793)
Congress is considering some form of tax relief to help the nation's sputtering economy, but not all tax cuts are created equal. Some proposals, such ...
November 26, 2001
Time for a Veto Threat on the Farm Bill
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #794)
If the President is truly determined to speak for all Americans in these difficult times, he must send a message to Congress that is loud ...
November 26, 2001
At the Federal Trough: Farm Subsidies for the Rich and Famous
By Brian M. Riedl and John E. Frydenlund
(Backgrounder #1505)
Rather than rush to pass poor farm policy, Congress should take the next 10 months before the existing law expires to examine whether giving millions ...
November 20, 2001
The Western Hemisphere Alliance: The OAS and U.S. Interests
By the Honorable Roger F. Noriega
(Heritage Lecture #723)
Opportunities abound in the Americas--not merely to build a trade area embracing 800 million consumers, but to forge a community of nations committed to common ...
November 19, 2001
Time for EPA to Reevaluate Its Reinterpretation
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #792)
The uncertainty surrounding EPA's arbitrary reinterpretation of the NSR rule impedes industries' ability to invest in projects that will improve energy efficiency and enhance environmental ...
November 19, 2001
How Washington Can Improve Health Care Coverage for Federal Workers and Their Families
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1504)
Members of Congress, their staffs, and approximately 9 million other federal workers, retirees, and their families in the 42-year-old Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) ...
November 19, 2001
North Korea Deserves to Remain on U.S. List of Sponsors of Terrorism
By Balbina Y. Hwang
(Backgrounder #1503)
The events of September 11 have made the eradication of terrorism the most immediate and important goal of the United States, but North Korea remains ...
November 15, 2001
Senate Multi-Emissions Proposal
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #791)
The current regulatory structure to improve air quality is complex, duplicative, and costly. To achieve the nation's environmental, energy, and economic objectives, carefully crafted multi-emissions ...
November 15, 2001
Public/Private Partnerships Perform Passenger and Baggage Screening at Nearly all of Europe's Busiest Airports
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #59)
Public/Private Partnerships Perform Passenger and Baggage Screening at Nearly all of Europe's Busiest Airports
November 14, 2001
A Responsible Solution for the Problems Facing Terrorism Insurance
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #790)
The federal role in terrorism insurance must be temporary and limited. The last thing this country needs is another costly federal program like the flood ...
November 14, 2001
The Future of Health Care
By Andrew Olivastro
(WebMemo #57)
Congress is currently debating a plan for economic stimulus - which includes measures for providing displaced workers access to health-care. The shortsighted, reactionary approach would ...
November 14, 2001
2002 Index of Economic Freedom - A Guide to the Sources of Peace and Prosperity
By Andrew Olivastro
(WebMemo #58)
According to the index of economic freedom, the world is growing freer. Further, the index has found that economically free countries exhibit greater tolerance and ...
November 13, 2001
Lobbyists Continue to Use Tragedy to Raid American Taxpayers: An Update
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1502)
In the aftermath of September 11, Politicians are rushing to grab federal funds for states affected by the attacks.
November 9, 2001
The Road Ahead: Securing the Home Front in the 21st Century
By The Honorable Newt Gingrich
(Heritage Lecture #722)
The United States faces many opponents. It's important to regard September 11 as an opportunity to come to grips with reality, comparable to 1941 at ...
November 9, 2001
Why Congress Should Support Private Health Insurance for Displaced Workers
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #56)
On health care policy, Members of Congress are once again at a fork in the road. The choice is simple. They can either help millions ...
November 9, 2001
The Economic Effects of President Bush's and Senator Daschle's Economic Stimulus Plans
By William W. Beach, D. Mark Wilson, Rea S. Hederman, and Ralph A. Rector
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-09)
The two current economic stimulus plans reflect the two major views of government's role in economic planning. While both plans transfer income to low- and ...
November 8, 2001
Congress's Rush to Undo Farm Reform
By John C. Frydenlund
(Executive Memorandum #789)
Authorization for the current farm bill will not expire until September 2002, yet Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) is pressuring Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ...
November 8, 2001
Inadequate Remedies for Poorly Performing Federal Workers Would Undermine Airport Security
By D. Mark Wilson
(WebMemo #54)
On November 6, 2001, Senator Daschle stated he would like to fire the company (Argenbright) and workers that do baggage screening for airport security for ...
November 8, 2001
Lobbyists Continue to Use Tragedy to Raid American Taxpayers - An Update
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(WebMemo #55)
Ordinary Americans saw the terrorist atacks of September 11th as a challenge demanding a sacrifice of themselves for the good of others. However, many of ...
November 7, 2001
The Economic Effects of President Bush's and Senator Daschle's Economic Stimulus Plans
By William W. Beach, D. Mark Wilson, Rea S. Hederman and Ralph A. Rector
(WebMemo #53)
The two current economic stimulus plans clearly reflect the two major views of government's role in economic planning. While both plans transfer income to low- ...
November 7, 2001
Strategic Defense and Cooperation Must Top the Agenda at the Bush-Putin Summit in Texas
By Dr. Ariel Cohen and Baker Spring
(Backgrounder #1501)
The Crawford summit will be as important to international security as the historic conferences between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev were to the end of ...
November 5, 2001
Bringing Al-Qaeda to Justice: The Constitutionality of Trying Al-Qaeda Terrorists in the Military Justice System
By David B. Rivkin, Jr., Lee A. Casey, and Darin R Bartram
(Legal Memorandum #3)
The accompanying legal memorandum explores the question of whether it is constitutional to try members of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, who may have been involved ...
November 5, 2001
Arms Control: Set Aside the ABM Treaty and Move Towards a Smaller Strategic Nuclear Force
By Baker Spring
(WebMemo #51)
Taken together, actions by President Bush and President Putin at the Crawford meeting to set aside the ABM Treaty and move toward significantly smaller nuclear ...
November 5, 2001
How the Economic Stimulus Proposals of the Administration, the House, and the Senate Would Effect the Economy
By William W. Beach, D. Mark Wilson, Rea S. Hederman, and Ralph A. Rector
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-08)
CDA01-08: How the Economic Stimulus Proposals of the Administration, the House, and the Senate Would Effect the Economy
November 5, 2001
Maxims for Conducting War on Terrorism
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #52)
Maxims for Conducting War on Terrorism
November 5, 2001
Joining Forces Against Terrorism: Japan's New Law Commits More Than Words to U.S. Effort
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1500)
Japan gave its ally, the United States, a strong show of support in the war on terrorism by passing a significant Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law ...
November 2, 2001
Time to Give President Bush Trade Promotion Authority
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #788)
A cornerstone of President Bush's trade agenda is securing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Formerly known as fast-track authority, TPA would limit Congress to a straight ...
November 1, 2001
Comercio: La mejor forma de proteger el medio ambiente
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #01-05)
November 1, 2001
Comercio: La mejor forma de proteger el medio ambiente
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #0105)
October 31, 2001
How Congress Can Improve Health Coverage for Displaced Workers: An Analysis of Legislative Proposals
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #50)
Displaced American workers and their families need quality help. They are not getting it. Congress must quickly improve the flawed legislative proposals to assist displaced ...
October 31, 2001
How to Improve U.S.-EU Trade Relations
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1499)
It is critical for the prosperity of the world today that the White House more aggressively hew to a free trade line in the months ...
October 30, 2001
Domestic Energy Production
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #787)
Energy fuels the economy. Each day Congress delays in passing a comprehensive energy bill that the President would sign increases the nation's dependency on foreign ...
October 29, 2001
The Right Prescription? Assessing the Patients' Bill of Rights
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., John S. Hoff, and Robert Charrow
(Heritage Lecture #720)
Assessing the Patients' Bill of Rights
Panel discussion with Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., John S. Hoff, and Robert Charrow.
October 25, 2001
The Best Humanitarian Aid for the Afghan People: Oust the Taliban
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1498)
Humanitarian aid alone will not lead the Taliban to respect the people of Afghanistan or to allow the freedoms necessary for long-term recovery. In the ...
October 24, 2001
Diversity, Education, and Professionalism: Arlington's Path to Exellence in Policing
By Theron Bowman
(Heritage Lecture #719)
I believe every citizen should have adequate protection. It can happen when you employ a competent, professional, and intelligent work force. Total commitment to higher ...
October 23, 2001
Southeast Asia and the War Against Terrorism
By Dana Robert Dillon and Paolo Pasicolan
(Backgrounder #1496)
To win the war on terror, Washington must focus on weakening international terrorist networks by cutting off their sources of funding. It should also help ...
October 23, 2001
Perception Correction for Congress: New Study Indicates Poor Parents Want to Marry
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1497)
Combined with prior evidence that marriage is the best environment within which to raise healthy, well-adjusted children, these findings should motivate Members of Congress and ...
October 22, 2001
The House Farm Bill: A Step Backwards in Agricultural Policy
By John C. Frydenlund
(Executive Memorandum #786)
Rather than follow the House's lead by prematurely passing farm legislation that returns to failed policies of the past, the Senate should carefully examine U.S. ...
October 22, 2001
Lessons on How NOT to Stimulate the Economy
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1495)
Although Congress is split over whether the stimulus package should be comprised of tax cuts or spending increases or some combination of both, lessons derived ...
October 19, 2001
Raising Labor Standards Through Trade
By Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #785)
The House of Representatives should give President Bush TPA that will allow him to negotiate trade agreements with foreign countries without insisting that they adopt ...
October 19, 2001
El elevamiento de los estándares laborales a través del comercio
By Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #785)
El elevamiento de los estándares laborales a través del comercio
October 18, 2001
Displaced Workers and Health Insurance
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #49)
Displaced workers are looking for health care security during these difficult times. Proponents of patient choice and free markets in health care, instead of blindly ...
October 17, 2001
Social Security Reform Helps Small Business
By James Morrison, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1494)
Small business has much to gain and very little to lose if Congress establishes Social Security personal retirement accounts. These accounts, which would allow taxpayers ...
October 17, 2001
Removing Social Security's Tax Cap on Wages Would Do More Harm Than Good
By D. Mark Wilson
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-07)
Eliminating the Social Security maximum taxable wage cap will do little good and too much economic harm.
October 16, 2001
Three Obstacles to Good Tax Policy
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #784)
The argument for supply-side tax policy is simple: Lowering tax rates on productive behavior will improve the incentives to work, save, and invest. Critics may ...
October 16, 2001
Money-Laundering Bill Should Target Criminals, Not Low Taxes
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1492)
Money-laundering bills moving through the House and Senate would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to label any jurisdiction a "primary money laundering concern" merely ...
October 16, 2001
Recent Premium Increases and the Future of the FEHBP
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
Because health care benefits, like wages, are normally counted as compensation, Congress could enroll military families in the FEHBP in a budget-neutral fashion and pass ...
October 15, 2001
Let's Learn from Experience on Airport Security
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #48)
The current fragmented airline security system can be turned into a single, unified security system at each airport. However, having the federal government take over ...
October 15, 2001
Learn from Experience on Airport Security
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
(Backgrounder #1493)
Before the United States rushes into creating a new 28,000-person federal passenger-screening bureaucracy, it might make sense to start with a clean sheet of paper ...
October 12, 2001
Understanding Islam and the Radicals
By David F. Forte
(Heritage Lecture #718)
Our policy ought to be that all peoples, of all religions, who fulfill their religion with devotion, charity, equality and concern for others will be ...
October 12, 2001
One Easy Way for Congress to Reduce Payroll Taxes
By D. Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1491)
It is time to end the "temporary" FUTA surtax (which has been extended five times since 1987 despite record surpluses in the Unemployment Insurance trust ...
October 11, 2001
Free Trade: The Key to Success in the Western Hemisphere
By The Honorable Miguel Angel Rodríguez
(Heritage Lecture #717)
Costa Rica is open to entering direct negotiations with the United States. Aside from the FTAA concept, we would like also to work to establish ...
October 11, 2001
Capital Gains Tax Cuts: Myths and Facts
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #47)
Capital Gains Tax Cuts: Myths and Facts
October 11, 2001
Wasting Education Dollars: The Women's Educational Equity Act
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1490)
As Congress continues its work on reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in conference committee, improving the academic performance of economically disadvantaged children ...
October 11, 2001
Understanding the Bioterrorist Threat: Facts and Figures
By Jack Spencer and Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1488)
As devastating as the September 11th terrorist attacks were, the likelihood is growing that terrorists may soon decide to use biological agents as weapons to ...
October 10, 2001
Fighting for America's Economy With Free Trade
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Executive Memorandum #783)
The terrorists declared war on America: its values, beliefs, culture, and products. By signing new trade agreements with other countries, the United States will show ...
October 9, 2001
U.S. Coalition Against Terrorism Should Include Latin America
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1489)
The September 11 terrorist strikes on New York and Washington have focused America's attention on the Middle East, but a potential source of danger lurks ...
October 8, 2001
America Strikes Back: Looking Ahead
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #46)
The goal of U.S. policy should be to show countries like Iran, Syria, Sudan and Libya that support for terrorism is not only unproductive and ...
October 5, 2001
Where the Justice Department Can Find $2.6 Billion for Its Anti-Terrorism Efforts
By David B. Muhlhausen
(Backgrounder #1486)
After September 11, The United States cannot afford to waste valuable resources on misplaced priorities and ineffective programs. Common sense dictates that resources should be ...
October 4, 2001
The U.S. Should Return to Paying Its U.N. Assessment in Advance
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #782)
Congress and the Administration should return to the normal authorization and appropriation process for paying America's U.N. assessment. This would not result in expenditures that ...
October 4, 2001
Preparing for the APEC Summit: Mobilizing Asian Allies for War
By John J. Tkacik, Jr., Dana Robert Dillon, Balbina Y. Hwang, and Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Backgrounder #1487)
As so many heads of state and government in the Asia-Pacific region come together for the APEC summit this month, President Bush has a unique ...
October 4, 2001
Stop Subsidizing Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1485)
It makes little sense for America to provide millions in development assistance to its adversaries. To fulfill the President's promise to combat terrorism, America and ...
October 3, 2001
The Administration's Anti-Terrorism Package: Balancing Security and Liberty
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. and Edwin Meese III
(Backgrounder #1484)
The changes in law contained in the Administration's anti-terrorist proposal would be a small price to pay to enhance the nation's capabilities to apprehend terrorists. ...
October 2, 2001
Lobbyists Use Tragedy to Raid American Taxpayers
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Executive Memorandum #781)
Ordinary Americans saw the terrorist atacks of September 11th as a challenge demanding a sacrifice of themselves for the good of others. However, many of ...
October 2, 2001
Providing Health Care Security for Displaced Workers
By Nina Owcharenko
(Backgrounder #1483)
Congress can offer meaningful help to the families of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks and to the workers who lost their jobs as ...
October 2, 2001
Target Education Dollars to Children with the Greatest Need
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1481)
The need to target resources to critical education priorities could not be more clear. Consolidation will ensure that pressing issues such as the achievement gap ...
October 2, 2001
Proposed Amtrak Bailout Would Bust the Budget
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1482)
Given the many successes experienced both at home and abroad, the Bush Administration should be open to any proposals for private-participation in fixing the ailing ...
October 2, 2001
Target Iraq's Terrorist Regime, Not Just Osama bin Laden, to Win War on Terrorism
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #780)
There may be considerable debate about how best to topple terrorist regimes, but a war against terrorism that dodges the issue of regime change in ...
October 2, 2001
James A. Phillips on Terrorism
By James A. Phillips
(WebMemo #45)
James A. Phillips, Heritage research fellow, has more than two decades experience examining foreign policy and security issues. Compiled here are some of Phillips's quotes ...
September 28, 2001
Terrorism Q&A with Asian Studies Center Director Dr. Larry M. Wortzel
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #44)
The following is an exchange between Wortzel and Maribel Gonzalez, Washington correspondent for Mexican Grupo Reforma. The Washington Post (June 23, 200) calls Grupo Reforma ...
September 28, 2001
The New Agenda for Homeland Security
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D. and Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #779)
The war against terrorism requires a good offense and an effective defense for the American homeland. The established bureaucratic order must be broken apart by ...
September 27, 2001
Trade: The Best Way to Protect the Environment
By Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1480)
The surest way to promote sustainable environmental policies around the world is to increase economic growth and the standard of living in poor countries. Those ...
September 26, 2001
Why Congress Should Not Authorize a State Sales Tax Cartel
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #778)
A destination-based sales tax cartel would be bad for taxpayers. It would damage competition and privacy, erode fiscal discipline, and lead to higher tax burdens. ...
September 26, 2001
Who is the Taliban?
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #43)
Who is the Taliban?
September 26, 2001
National Security Priorities for the 21st Century
By The Honorable Robert L. Livingston
(Heritage Lecture #716)
In the aftermath of September 11th, the United States must reassess and overhaul their military and intelligence resources, wisely and selectively, without throwing money indiscriminately ...
September 25, 2001
National Security Demands More Diverse Energy Supplies
By Charli E. Coon, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #777)
Energy is a global commodity that is essential for economic stability and national security. The Bush plan sets forth a process for enhancing domestic supplies ...
September 25, 2001
Promoting Growth to Protect Security
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1478)
Economic growth is no longer just a matter of better jobs and higher incomes. It is now a national security issue. The terrorists have inflicted ...
September 25, 2001
Stopping Terrorism: Follow the Money
By Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr., Ph.D., Brett D. Schaefer, and John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1479)
In order to fulfill its promise to combat terrorism, America and its allies in the war on terrorism must cut off terrorist groups from the ...
September 21, 2001
A New Agenda for America: What We Must Do Now
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., Kenneth Adelman, David Malpass, and Denise Bode
(Heritage Lecture #721)
Ken Adelman, David Malpass and Denise Bode discuss three domestic and foreign policy areas where change is necessary to the future of our nation and ...
September 21, 2001
Is a Cash Handout Really the Best Solution?
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #42)
The airline industry is vital to future economic recovery, however, a cash bailout from the federal government is not the right solution.
September 21, 2001
How Congress Can Help the Uninsured Obtain Health Coverage
By Nina Owcharenko
(Backgrounder #1475)
Instead of building on bureaucratic structures or relying on outmoded welfare programs, Congress can promote personal choice in health plans and benefits by transferring decisionmaking ...
September 20, 2001
Official Development Assistance to Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and Northern African Nations
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #41)
In order to combat terrorism effectively, America and its allies in the war on terrorism must cut terrorist groups and the countries that harbor them ...
September 20, 2001
Talking Points: Terrorist Attack on America Confirms the Growing Need for Missile Defense
By Baker Spring
(Backgrounder #1477)
Both terrorism and missile attack are growing threats to national security, and all such threats deserve dedicated, systematic, and comprehensive responses.
September 20, 2001
A Defense Agenda for 21st Century Warfare
By Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1476)
In response to September 11, President Bush has promised a sustained military effort to eradicate the terrorist networks and the state sponsors behind them. Although ...
September 20, 2001
The Good News About Welfare Reform
By Robert E. Rector
(Testimony )
The current indifference and hostility to marriage in the welfare system is a national disgrace. In reauthorizing TANF, Congress must make the rebuilding of marriage ...
September 18, 2001
How the United Nations Can Show Its Support for America's War Against Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer and Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1474)
The best way for the U.N. and its member nations to demonstrate their support for the United States is to support America's war against terrorism ...
September 18, 2001
Terrorist Attack on America
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #40)
Terrorist Attack on America
September 17, 2001
Afghanistan: Facts and Figures
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #37)
Afghanistan is a nation that two decades of almost constant warfare has reduced to one of the most primitive places on earth.
September 17, 2001
Remember the Constitution
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #39)
As we raise the flag, and explain to our children what is happening to our nation, let us not forget the calling of our time, ...
September 17, 2001
The Attack on America: Beware of Constraints Imposed by International Coalition
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #38)
The U.S. faces a fundamental dilemma in this international war against terrorism. In order to gain Islamic support for a war against radical Islamic terrorism, ...
September 17, 2001
Uproot Bin Laden's Terrorist Network and Taliban Allies in Afghanistan
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #776)
Washington's regional strategy to weaken the Taliban, build up the Afghan opposition, and encourage defections from the Taliban should have a clear goal: to help ...
September 17, 2001
Responding to the Attack on America: Beware of Constraints Imposed by International Coalition
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1473)
The U.S. faces a fundamental dilemma in this international war against terrorism. In order to gain Islamic support for a war against radical Islamic terrorism, ...
September 14, 2001
Facts and Figures About Terrorism
By Dexter Ingram
(WebMemo #36)
Facts and Figures About Terrorism
September 14, 2001
The Terrorist Attack on America: Implications for U.S. Policy
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #775)
This week's horrendous acts are yet another warning. Americans must not permit the type of complacency and self-delusion that made this week's atrocities possible ever ...
September 12, 2001
At Issue: The Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S.
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #35)
We must hope that the complacency and self-delusion that made yesterday's attack possible does not return to prevent us, once again, from defending ourselves against ...
September 11, 2001
How to Increase Transparency at the International Financial Institutions
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #774)
The two bills now before the House propose measures that would significantly increase IFI transparency so that Members and concerned citizens could better determine whether ...
September 10, 2001
The New Kolbe-Stenholm Plan: A Solid Framework for Reforming Social Security
By David C. John
(Backgrounder #1471)
The Kolbe-Stenholm proposal represents a very positive step toward serious Social Security reform. It would be fiscally responsible and would make many of the hard ...
September 10, 2001
Nicaraguan Elections Demand More Effective U.S. Support
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1472)
Regardless of who wins the November 4 presidential election or what party dominates the contest for the National Assembly, a clean election will be critical ...
September 7, 2001
Needed: A Strong Response to Beijing's Boycott of Foreign Businesses Dealing with Taiwan
By John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(Executive Memorandum #773)
The mere prospect of congressional consideration of special Taiwan anti-boycott legislation should quickly focus Beijing's attention on the gravity of U.S. concerns. It should also ...
September 5, 2001
Setting the Tone for America's Relationship with the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #772)
President Bush should seize the opportunity offered by his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on September 24 to declare that the expansion of liberty, ...
September 5, 2001
How the Johnson-Neal Bill Would Harm Competition and Tax Reform
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1469)
Tax competition should be celebrated rather than penalized--even in those rare cases in which the United States has a less attractive tax system. Members of ...
September 5, 2001
How the Bush Administration Should Handle China and South China Sea Maritime Territorial Disputes
By Dana Robert Dillon
(Backgrounder #1470)
Heightened U.S. participation in resolving the maritime border dispute would encourage the smaller countries with maritime borders in the South China Sea and at the ...
September 5, 2001
The Good News About Welfare Reform
By Robert E. Rector and Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1468)
The 1996 welfare reform began necessary changes to the disastrous old welfare system. The rewards to non-work in the TANF program have been substantially reduced. ...
September 4, 2001
Improving the Export Administration Act to Advance Trade and Protect National Security
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #770)
In crafting the Export Administration Act, Congress has the responsibility of weighing America's commercial interests against its national security concerns
September 4, 2001
Forging a Deal for Payment of U.N. Arrears
By Brett D. Schaefer and Baker Spring
(Executive Memorandum #771)
The President will be placed in an unnecessarily difficult position if Congress has not approved the release of the second payment of U.S. arrears to ...
August 31, 2001
Free Trade Drives the Auto Industry
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Executive Memorandum #769)
Free trade has not diminished U.S. dominance in the global automotive market, nor has it taken "hundreds of thousands" of jobs from American workers. The ...
August 31, 2001
Digging Up the Unintended Consequences Buried in the Patients' Bill of Rights
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #34)
Both the House and the Senate passed bills that would make major changes in the financing and delivery of health insurance, introduce new avenues of ...
August 30, 2001
A Look at Who Pays the Payroll Tax
By D. Mark Wilson
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-06)
In order to make knowledgeable decisions regarding Social Security reform, it is particularly important for policymakers to understand the differences among those who pay the ...
August 25, 2001
Defense Spending and the Shrinking Federal Surplus
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #32)
In the last three years -- with a budget surplus in Washington -- non-defense domestic discretionary spending has skyrocketed. Defense spending has suffered because of ...
August 24, 2001
The Upcoming Conference on the Patients' Bill of Rights: Will Congress Resort to Another Double Standard in Health Care Policy?
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #33)
This fall, taxpayers will be treated to another civics lesson when House and Senate conferees begin to iron out their marginal differences over very similar ...
August 23, 2001
Ten Deceptive Myths About Social Security, the Budget and the Economy
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1467)
lawmakers should focus on increasing economic growth and expanding prosperity by lowering tax rates and reducing the size of government. Yet these central matters are ...
August 22, 2001
Speech at the Nippon Conference on the Constitution of Japan
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #31)
A strong alliance serves the national interests of both the United States and Japan. Americans will welcome a constitutional change that allows Japan to be ...
August 22, 2001
Hispanic Americans' Growing Stake in Social Security Reform
By Naomi Lopez Bauman
(Backgrounder #1465)
Rather than attempting to perpetuate an outdated Social Security system that excludes Hispanics from fully participating in the American dream, lawmakers should pursue reforms that ...
August 21, 2001
China-Taiwan Dialogue Could Begin at the APEC Summit
By John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(Executive Memorandum #767)
China's response to the United States' recommendation that President Chen be invited as a full participant to the APEC summit will be an indication of ...
August 21, 2001
The Myth of 40 Percent Benefit Reductions Under Social Security Reform
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #768)
Through 2038, American taxpayers are going to spend $5 trillion in additional tax dollars in order to pay for Social Security benefits that are already ...
August 17, 2001
Real Help for Poor Nations: President Bush's World Bank Grant Proposal
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1466)
The World Bank has not been successful in catalyzing economic development. President Bush's proposal to replace International Development Association loans with performance-based grants is a ...
August 15, 2001
How Personal Retirement Accounts Create Wealth for Low and Moderate-Income Families
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #30)
If Congress changes Social Security by allowing workers to invest a small portion of their payroll taxes in in their own Personal Retirement Accounts, their ...
August 13, 2001
Getting U.S.-Peru Relations Back on the Right Track
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1464)
As Peru strives to rebuild its political, civil, and economic institutions in a troubled international environment, U.S. diplomacy requires a more comprehensive approach.
August 10, 2001
Human Rights and Security Issues: Hurdles on China's Olympic Track to Respectability
By John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(Executive Memorandum #764)
Linking the 2008 Olympics directly to peace in the Asia-Pacific region would provide effective leverage over China's behavior for the next seven years. It also ...
August 10, 2001
Why Secretary Rumsfeld's Plan to Modernize the B-1B Bomber Force Is Necessary
By Jack Spencer
(Executive Memorandum #765)
Secretary Rumsfeld's plan to upgrade and strengthen US national defense is necessary to meet the current stategic requirements of the US armed forces.
August 10, 2001
Why Stricter Standards on Mexican Trucks Will Hurt Our Neighbor and Ourselves
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Executive Memorandum #766)
A double standard in U.S.-Mexico trade, which the Clinton Administration allowed to stand, could become much worse if President Bush does not veto a bill ...
August 8, 2001
New Tax Law Boosts School Construction with Public-Private Partnerships
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1463)
Public-private partnerships offer the prospect of building less expensive, higher quality schools in shorter periods of time than is currently possible through traditional public-sector management ...
August 3, 2001
Summary of the Center for Data Analysis Evaluation of the President's National Energy Plan
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #29)
This study evaluates the effects of President Bush's National Energy Plan in major energy markets and in the general economy.
August 2, 2001
CAPTA Successes and Failures at Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Testimony )
We do know that rates of abuse for children are lowest in intact married families. We know that abuse is highest when mother cohabits with ...
August 1, 2001
The Dignity of Democracy
By The Honorable C. J. Chen
(Heritage Lecture #715)
If we aspire to a more civilized world or a democratic world with more civilized rules, then democracy with dignity ought to be a universal ...
August 1, 2001
Tapping Oil Reserves in a Small Part of ANWR: Environmentally Sound, Energy Wise
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #763)
The debate over drilling in Section 1002 of ANWR is not about destroying one of America's national treasures. At issue is whether to use merely ...
August 1, 2001
Tapping Oil Reserves In A Small Part Of ANWR: Environmentally Sound, Energy Wise
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #27)
The debate over drilling in Section 1002 of ANWR is not about destroying one of America's national treasures. At issue is whether to use merely ...
August 1, 2001
Keeping an Open Mind on Patient Freedom During the House Debate on the Patients Bill of Rights
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #28)
Members of Congress can still take steps to give individuals and families the right to pick plans that are best for them, spend their health ...
August 1, 2001
The Effects of NAFTA on Exports, Jobs, and the Environment: Myth vs. Reality
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Backgrounder #1462)
New trade agreements can only add to the income and savings of American families and encourage sound economic and environmental policies among its partners.
August 1, 2001
The Size and Scope Of Means-Tested Welfare Spending
By Robert E. Rector
(Testimony )
Rather than increasing conventional welfare spending year after year, we should change the foundations of the welfare system.
July 31, 2001
Trade Adjustment Assistance: A Flawed Program
By Denise H. Froning
(Heritage Lecture #714)
Despite widespread support for the objective of the program, the effectiveness of the TAA program has been the subject of widespread debate.
July 30, 2001
A Pragmatic Trade Agenda
By The Honorable Calvin M. Dooley
(Heritage Lecture #713)
In order to move this TPA forward we are absolutely going to have to have a bipartisan coalition because the Republicans in the House do ...
July 30, 2001
Trade Promotion Authority: Good for Farmers, Good for Consumers, Good for America
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Executive Memorandum #762)
As Secretary of Agriculture Veneman explains, "the long-term prosperity of the U.S. food and agriculture sector depends on our ability to stay ahead of the ...
July 30, 2001
Access Provisions in the Patients' Bill of Rights: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #26)
The object of federal health care policy should be to expand patient choice and market competition. Policies should be crafted to open up the health ...
July 26, 2001
Congress Should Give Retirees a Guarantee to Their Social Security Benefits
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #761)
Creating an explicit property right to Social Security retirement benefits would protect those who are least able to afford benefit reductions and give them the ...
July 26, 2001
Social Security Q&A With Heritage's Social Security Project Manager James Hamilton
By James Hamilton
(WebMemo #25)
Americans should follow the citizens of other countries, such as Britain and Sweden, in recognizing that the best way to achieve real income security during ...
July 23, 2001
Why Federal Unions and Members of Congress Want to Escape the Patients Bill of Rights
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #24)
If Congress were genuinely concerned about patients rights, it would change the laws and rules that govern the health insurance market to give individuals and ...
July 20, 2001
Hora de Avanzar en el Libre Comercio con Chile
By Ana I. Eiras y Felipe Ward
(Executive Memorandum #760)
Hora de Avanzar en el Libre Comercio con Chile
July 20, 2001
Moving Forward on Missile Defense
By Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1461)
The President should make it very clear that the imminent threat of a missile attack necessitates a defensive deployment as soon as possible and that ...
July 20, 2001
A Tax Competition Primer: Why Tax Harmonization and Information Exchange Undermine America's Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1460)
When tax competition exists, politicians face pressure to keep tax rates reasonable in order to dissuade workers, investors, and entrepreneurs from shifting their productive activities ...
July 18, 2001
Why the Social Experiment of Gender-Integrated Basic Training Has Failed
By Jack Spencer
(Executive Memorandum #758)
National security and the readiness of America's armed forces to fight and win wars must come before political correctness. The first step, and one that ...
July 18, 2001
Time to Advance Free Trade with Chile
By Ana I. Eiras and Felipe Ward
(Executive Memorandum #759)
The July 23 negotiations between Chile and the United States are a chance to reaffirm America's leadership on free trade.
July 18, 2001
The Russia-China Friendship and Cooperation Treaty: A Strategic Shift in Eurasia?
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
(Backgrounder #1459)
The signing of the Russia-China Treaty of Friendship this week portends the establishment of a strategic partnership that could influence the future of Eurasia and ...
July 18, 2001
U.S. Foreign Policy Interests and Human Rights in Central Asia
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
(Testimony )
Today, with Russia and China attempting to play the leading role in the region, the chances of Central Asia embracing democracy remain slim. However, the ...
July 13, 2001
What the Latest Market Research Reveals About the Viability of Tax Credits for Health Insurance
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #23)
The recent eHealthInsurance analysis unveiled on June 21, 2001, is an unprecedented look into consumer behavior in the individual market.
July 12, 2001
Understanding Putin's Foreign Policy
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #22)
The key to understanding Putin's foreign policy is not to dwell on foreign policy concepts or philosophies but to look at his domestic economic and ...
July 12, 2001
Modernizing the Fair Labor Standards Act for the 21st Century
By D. Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1457)
Today, when both parents of more and more families have to work and the need for flexibility in work schedules is so great, the rigid ...
July 11, 2001
Why the Government's CAFE Standards for Fuel Efficiency Should Be Repealed, not Increased
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Backgrounder #1458)
Congress may soon decide to increase the standards for fuel economy imposed on manufacturers of vehicles sold in the United States. This would be a ...
July 10, 2001
How the ABM Treaty Obstructs Missile Defense
By Baker Spring
(Heritage Lecture #712)
The numerous restrictions of the ABM Treaty, when taken together, comprise a blanket prohibition against fielding an effective missile defense system.
July 9, 2001
Perspectives on the European Health Care Systems: Some Lessons for America
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., Philippe Manière, David G. Green, Ph.D., Paul Belien, Johan Hjertqvist, and Friedrich Breyer, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #711)
It is possible to conclude from this analysis that problems will be most severe in countries that already have very generous health care expenditures and ...
July 9, 2001
H.R. 7, The Community Solutions Act
By Joseph Loconte and David C. John
(WebMemo #21)
The Community Solutions Act of 2001 (H.R.7) introduced by Representative J.C. Watts (R–OK) is a response to President Bush's effort to engage both faith-based and ...
July 6, 2001
How to Help the People of Cuba, Not the Regime
By Daniel Fisk and Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1456)
President George Bush has signaled an interest in "actively support[ing] those working to bring about democratic change in Cuba." Both the President and Congress are ...
July 6, 2001
The Bush Administration's Cautious Approach to North Korea
By Balbina Y. Hwang
(Backgrounder #1455)
The Bush Administration's review of past U.S. policies toward North Korea properly has led it to base its own policies on pragmatic engagement coupled with ...
July 5, 2001
Proposed IRS Regulation Flouts Congress and Would Harm the Economy
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #757)
The proposed IRS regulation flouts congressional intent and seeks to overturn existing law. It is bad economic policy, bad tax policy, and bad regulatory policy. ...
July 3, 2001
A Time to Choose: Trade and the American Nation
By The Honorable Robert B. Zoellick
(Heritage Lecture #710)
This is a time to choose. Through the vote on U.S. Trade Promotion Authority, Americans will make a choice between two competing sets of ideas. ...
July 3, 2001
Still Leaving Children Behind: The House and Senate Education Bills
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1454)
Over the years, the increasing burden on taxpayers has not resulted in improved academic achievement. Future increases should not be made until Congress can show ...
June 29, 2001
City Limits: Putting the Brakes on Sprawl: A Contrary View
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt and Wendell Cox
(WebMemo #20)
History could well show that shortly after ending red-lining, which suppressed minority home ownership rates, cities began green-lining, through imposition of growth areas, with virtually ...
June 28, 2001
Stay the Course on Sanctions Against Iran and Libya
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #756)
Now is not the time to abandon the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act. The need for sanctions against these recalcitrant regimes remains as strong today as it ...
June 28, 2001
Who is Paid the Minimum Wage and Who Would be Affected by a $1.50 per Hour Increase
By D. Mark Wilson
(WebMemo #19)
Economic growth has slowed dramatically. Consumer spending is sluggish and investment spending has collapsed. Employment growth is weak and unemployment has increased. Inflation is up, ...
June 28, 2001
Improving Americans' Health Care Coverage Through Defined Contributions
By James Frogue and Grace-Marie Turner
(Backgrounder #1453)
The defined contribution system will become the standard as more consumers demand greater control and choice over their health care decisions and employers explore their ...
June 27, 2001
Cómo descentralizar el control y hacer que los oficiales de policía amen su trabajo
By Dean Esserman Editado por Ana I. Eiras
(Heritage Lecture #707)
Cómo descentralizar el control y hacer que los oficiales de policía amen su trabajo
June 27, 2001
Importing HCFA-Style Regulation Into the Private Sector Through The Patients' Bill of Rights
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #18)
Congress should stop, go back to the drawing board, and develop new and innovative policies that promote competition and expand personal choice of private plans, ...
June 27, 2001
Cómo descentralizar el control y hacer que los oficiales de policía amen su trabajo
By Dean Esserman, Editado por Ana I. Eiras
(Economic Freedom Project Report #01-04)
Cómo descentralizar el control y hacer que los oficiales de policía amen su trabajo
June 27, 2001
Reforming Food Stamps to Promote Work and Reduce Poverty and Dependence
By Robert E. Rector
(Testimony )
The replacement of AFDC with the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF) has led to record declines in dependence and poverty.
June 27, 2001
Cómo descentralizar el control y hacer que los oficiales de policía amen su trabajo
By Dean Esserman y Editado por Ana I. Eiras
(Economic Freedom Project Report #0104)
Cómo descentralizar el control y hacer que los oficiales de policía amen su trabajo
June 25, 2001
Improving Government Performance Through Competitive Contracting
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1452)
President George Bush's proposal to revive and expand the federal government's program of competitive contracting is a refreshing change from the official disinterest that characterized ...
June 22, 2001
America Needs a New Space Launch Vehicle
By Jack Spencer
(Executive Memorandum #755)
The United States must be prepared to support its space-based infrastructure should it come under attack. Many adversaries would be deterred from taking hostile action ...
June 20, 2001
A Dozen Better Ideas for a Patients' Bill of Rights
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #17)
The best approach to the problems in the health care system is not to expand federal regulations, but rather to expand patient choice so that ...
June 19, 2001
Why Wholesale Price Caps on Electricity Won't Solve California's Energy Woes
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #754)
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has taken a step in the right direction by opposing an amendment to the fiscal year 2001 supplemental spending bill ...
June 19, 2001
Independence Forever: The 225th Anniversary of the Fourth of July
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1451)
This Fourth of July marks the 225th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This occasion is a great opportunity to renew our dedication to the ...
June 18, 2001
Time to Strengthen U.S.-Australian Relations in Trade and Defense
By Dana Robert Dillon, Denise H. Froning, and Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr., Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1450)
Australia is a strategic ally in the Asia-Pacific region and an important trading partner. It is time to strengthen even further the ties that bind ...
June 14, 2001
More COPS Funding Will Not Mean More Cops and Less Crime
By David B. Muhlhausen
(Executive Memorandum #752)
Policymakers should promote effective policing activities, not merely increase funding for a program that has failed to achieve its goals.
June 14, 2001
The Berlusconi Election: An Opportunity to Strengthen U.S. Relations with Italy
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #753)
By responding positively to Prime Minister Berlusconi's pro-American statements and initiatives, President Bush and his Administration will be able to foster closer ties with a ...
June 13, 2001
A New Direction in Policing: Changing Old Perceptions with a New Reality
By Joseph J. Santiago
(Heritage Lecture #709)
The future story of our new direction will be told in terms of the police as part of government, not apart from government, working together ...
June 13, 2001
To Stop Sudan's Brutal Jihad, Support Sudan's Opposition
By James A. Phillips
(Backgrounder #1449)
Sudan's radical Islamic regime has created one of the world's worst human rights situations and one of its largest humanitarian crises. But approaching Sudan's internal ...
June 11, 2001
Why More Money Will Not Solve America's Education Crisis
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D., and Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1448)
Rather than bolster funding for programs that have failed to increase student achievement, House and Senate conferees on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary ...
June 11, 2001
An Agenda for the Bush-Putin Summit in Slovenia
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
(Backgrounder #1447)
President Bush's agenda for the Ljubljana summit with President Putin must be based on a clear grasp of prior policy failures as well as a ...
June 7, 2001
The President's National Energy Plan: A Step in the Right Direction
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Executive Memorandum #751)
The President's energy plan should be strengthened by omitting such mechanisms as subsidies and tax credits that would achieve outcomes an unfettered competitive market would ...
June 7, 2001
Japan's New Reform-Minded Leader: Implications for U.S.-Japan Relations
By Balbina Y. Hwang
(Backgrounder #1446)
The election of Prime Minister Koizumi provides not only a unique occasion for Japan to build a bold new future for its people, but also ...
June 6, 2001
The Loss of Meaning: Searching for Significance in the Instant News Ocean
By Paul Greenberg
(Heritage Lecture #708)
Commentary should raise the level of public discourse, and not simply reflect or lower it. It should invoke shared experience and build on it, and ...
June 6, 2001
Tax Relief by State for the Four Major Tax Provisions in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconcilation Act of 2001
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #TaxTable2)
Tax Relief by State for the Four Major Tax Provisions in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconcilation Act of 2001
June 4, 2001
Right and Wrong Ways to Address the Needs of the Uninsured
By James Frogue
(Executive Memorandum #750)
Individual tax credits for health insurance would empower Americans to make their own health care decisions.
June 1, 2001
How to Decentralize Control and Get Police Officers to Love Their Jobs
By Dean Esserman
(Heritage Lecture #707)
I think it's about decentralizing; it's about coming in and being flexible. It's about investing in your people, and it's about looking for results.
June 1, 2001
Why Adopting the Common Ground Health Care Proposal Would Be a Costly Mistake
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1445)
Instead of locking Americans into outdated and restrictive third-party systems, President Bush and Members of Congress can adopt an approach that parallels the current employment-based ...
June 1, 2001
Assessing the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #TaxTable1)
Assessing the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
May 30, 2001
Trade with China, But Avoid Strengthening Its Military
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #749)
The Administration must make it clear that it will hold Chinese officials and American businesses responsible for managing the risks that trade poses to U.S. ...
May 25, 2001
The Shalikashvili Report on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
By Baker Spring
(Backgrounder #1444)
The Senate should ignore the Shalikashvili Report and the calls of arms control advocates to reconsider ratifying the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
May 25, 2001
Do Community Oriented Policing Services Grants Affect Violent Crime Rates?
By David B. Muhlhausen
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-05)
For the past seven years, the most prominent federal crime-prevention initiative has been the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, which gives grants to state ...
May 24, 2001
Good Policy Is Good Politics
By The Honorable Tom Feeney
(Heritage Lecture #706)
I thought I would discuss today some empirical evidence from the last century as it relates to defining the relationship between good policy on the ...
May 23, 2001
Understanding Differences in Black and White Child Poverty Rates
By Robert Rector, Kirk A. Johnson, and Patrick F. Fagan
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-04)
Child poverty is a continuing American problem. This report examines the causes of child poverty and the factors that contribute to racial differences in child ...
May 22, 2001
The President's National Energy Policy Report
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #16)
America faces severe energy problems in some areas because unwise policies and neglect have prevented the supply of energy rising to meet the demands of ...
May 22, 2001
Lowering Marginal Tax Rates: The Key to Pro-Growth Tax Relief
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1443)
High rates of taxation and a tax code that punishes working, saving, and investing do not add up to a recipe for long-term prosperity. History ...
May 22, 2001
The Federal and State Governments, Welfare and Marriage Issues
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Testimony )
To help Congress in its deliberations for the last round of Welfare Reform The Heritage Foundation reviewed the literature on the effects of out of ...
May 18, 2001
Five Points on President Bush's Energy Plan
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #15)
Five Points on President Bush's Energy Plan
May 18, 2001
Intelligence and Espionage in the 21st Century
By The Honorable Richard Shelby
(Heritage Lecture #705)
As we proceed to face the counterintelligence threat of the 21st century, we are faced with a host of challenges: some new, others ancient and ...
May 18, 2001
Overhauling Medicare: What It Will Take to Attract Private Providers
By James Frogue, Richard Smith, Alissa Fox, Janet Stokes Trautwein, and Victoria Craig Bunce
(Heritage Lecture #704)
Medicare reform is an unavoidably hot topic for Congress and the Administration. Fundamental restructuring of this vital program is critical to its long-term fiscal health, ...
May 17, 2001
Energy Talking Points
By Charli E. Coon
(WebMemo #14)
Energy Talking Points
May 17, 2001
Why North Korea Should Sign a Peace Treaty with the U.N., Not the U.S.
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #748)
The Bush Administration should direct the State Department to cease its unilateral efforts and insist instead that North Korea sign a peace treaty with the ...
May 17, 2001
Beware of Medicare: Why Tax Cuts Are No Threat to Medicare
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., and D. Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1442)
Congress should recognize the real distinction between tax policy and Medicare reform and examine each of the President's policy proposals on its own merits rather ...
May 16, 2001
Progress on School Choice in the States
By Jennifer Garrett
(Backgrounder #1438)
Real education reform means giving parents, teachers, and children more options and empowering parents to make the decisions involving their children's education.
May 16, 2001
The Global Free Trade Association: A New Trade Agenda
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D, and Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1441)
The GFTA promises to promote economic growth and economic freedom around the world by securing the benefits of free trade for member countries while giving ...
May 15, 2001
Who Benefits from Marriage Penalty and Child Tax Credit Relief in H.R. 6: Estimates by State and Congressional District
By Rea S. Hederman, Jr.
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-03)
Data from the 1990 Census shows that over 25 million married taxpayers would benefit from marriage penalty reform and about 40 million children would be ...
May 15, 2001
Who Benefits from Marriage Penalty and Child Tax Credit Relief in H.R. 6: Estimates by State and Congressional District
By Rea S. Hederman, Jr.
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-03)
Who Benefits from Marriage Penalty and Child Tax Credit Relief in H.R. 6: Estimates by State and Congressional District
May 15, 2001
Tax Rate Relief, Not Rebates, Is the Key to a Stronger Economy
By D. Mark Wilson and William W. Beach
(Backgrounder #1440)
Policymakers should ignore the siren song of rebates and pursue sound tax policy that lowers tax rates across the board and leads to economic growth, ...
May 11, 2001
New U.S.-Indonesia Relations: From Myth to Reality
By Dana Robert Dillon
(Backgrounder #1439)
Until the Indonesian government reforms the economy and the military and strengthens its civilian institutions, the United States should withhold additional assistance and limit military ...
May 11, 2001
Why President Bush Is Right to Abandon the Kyoto Protocol
By Charli E. Coon, J.D.
(Backgrounder #1437)
The Kyoto Protocol is fundamentally flawed and unfair, and it would seriously harm the U.S. economy. Even if it comes fully into force, it will ...
May 10, 2001
Priorities for Southeast Asian Policy
By Dana Robert Dillon
(Executive Memorandum #746)
A politically stable, territorially secure, and prosperous Southeast Asia critical to U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region can best be achieved through U.S. involvement in ...
May 10, 2001
Past Time to Isolate Zimbabwe
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #747)
Under the repressive regime of President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe has fallen into economic crisis and political chaos.
May 9, 2001
Intelligence and Espionage in the 21st Century
By The Honorable Richard Shelby
(WebMemo #13)
As we proceed to face the counterintelligence threat of the 21st century, we are faced with a host of challenges: some new, others ancient and ...
May 8, 2001
The Coming Crisis: How Government Dependency Threatens America's Freedom
By The Honorable Jim DeMint
(Heritage Lecture #703)
Over the last 50 years, American attitudes have shifted from cherishing self-sufficiency and personal responsibility to craving cradle-to-grave security "guaranteed" by government.
May 8, 2001
Why Education Reform Without "Straight A's" Is Not Real Reform
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1436)
A Straight A's provision in the ESEA authorizing legislation would enable the states to apply federal money where it will be the most effective.
May 7, 2001
Look Before Leaping to Rejoin UNESCO
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #745)
Foreign policy should be guided by national interests. Until UNESCO can prove that it has reformed, rejoining the organization does not meet this core principle.
...
May 4, 2001
From Presidential Plan to Protection: Next Steps on Missile Defense
By Baker Spring
(Executive Memorandum #744)
Implementing the President's plan will require making sure that bureaucratic resistance and politics do not derail the process. Only through leadership and executive attention will ...
May 4, 2001
Buyer Beware: The Failure of Single-Payer Health Care
By James Frogue, David Gratzer, M.D., Timothy Evans, Richard Teske
(Heritage Lecture #702)
A system broadly similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for private and public health care programs is the only philosophically coherent and politically ...
May 3, 2001
The Right Way to Stabilize Turkey
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #743)
The Bush Administration must remain firm in its demand that all reforms be implemented before a single dollar of the new loan is released. Any ...
May 2, 2001
Statement from Larry Wortzel, director of The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, concerning suspension of military contacts with China
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #11)
Statement from Larry Wortzel, director of The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, concerning suspension of military contacts with China
May 2, 2001
Missile Defense Q&A With Heritage's Defense Analyst Jack Spencer
By Jack Spencer
(WebMemo #12)
President Bush has set the table for a policy of deploying an effective missile defense system by setting a clear vision of how such a ...
May 2, 2001
An Atlantic or a European World: Which Vision Will Prevail in the United Kingdom?
By John Redwood, MP
(Heritage Lecture #701)
Which direction will the United Kingdom be taking in the grand debates over the future of the European Union and the impact of its relationship ...
May 2, 2001
Crisis in Ukraine: U.S. Interests under Threat
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
(Testimony )
The political and economic independence of Ukraine and its political orientation are likely to define the security environment in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe for decades ...
May 1, 2001
Bear Markets Do Not Hurt the Case for Social Security Retirement Accounts
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #742)
Because Social Security still pays extremely low rates of return and faces significant financial problems, workers could expect to earn significantly more from personal retirement ...
April 27, 2001
$1.6 Trillion is Not Enough
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #10)
The Bush tax cut should be modified to provide more tax relief and to stimulate the economy. This would be best accomplished by letting the ...
April 27, 2001
The Economic Impact of President Bush's Tax Relief Plan
By D. Mark Wilson and William W. Beach
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-01)
This dynamic analysis shows that President Bush's tax plan will boost economic activity, create over 1.6 million new jobs, and strengthen the incomes of taxpayers. ...
April 26, 2001
A Commission Must Avoid the Wrong Social Security Debate: It's Not About Trust Funds
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #741)
Neither Congress nor President Bush's commission should waste time arguing the wrong Social Security debate. Talking about trust funds will neither save Social Security nor ...
April 26, 2001
BG1435: Helping Colombia Fix Its Plan to Curb Drug Trafficking, Violence, and Insurgency
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1435)
The White House must abandon the Clinton Administration's scattershot approach in dealing with Colombia's contributions to drug trafficking and international crime. However unfocused, Plan Colombia ...
April 24, 2001
La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
By Ana Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #01-03)
La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
April 24, 2001
La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #0103)
La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
April 23, 2001
B+ for H.R. 1's Education Reforms
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1434)
If the House, however, succumbs to pressure and substantially weakens the bill to maintain the status quo, more children will pass through public schools without ...
April 23, 2001
A Failing Grade for S. 1, the Senate Education Committee Bill
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1433)
The Senate can and should do a better job of improving educational opportunities for America's children than is embodied in the legislative vehicle approved by ...
April 19, 2001
Argentina's Economic Crisis: An "Absence of Capitalism"
By Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1432)
Unless the Administration can address the "absence of capitalism" that is afflicting economies around the world, bolstered by repeated but ineffective international bailouts, future crises ...
April 19, 2001
Argentina's Economic Crisis: An "Absence of Capitalism"
By Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1432es)
Unless the Administration addresses the "absence of capitalism" that afflicts economies around the world by taking this approach, economic crises will become more frequent and ...
April 18, 2001
How to Respond to China's Coercive Behavior
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1431)
The EP–3 crisis and the arrests of American scholars in China should cause all Americans to reevaluate just how far the United States is willing ...
April 18, 2001
Los Beneficios Específicos De Un Tratado De Libre Comercio Entre Chile Y Estados Unidos
By Ana I. Eiras y Tomás Flores
(Economic Freedom Project Report #01-02)
Los Beneficios Específicos De Un Tratado De Libre Comercio Entre Chile Y Estados Unidos
April 18, 2001
El avance del libre comercio en la Cumbre de Quebec
By Ana I. Eiras
(Economic Freedom Project Report #01-01)
El avance del libre comercio en la Cumbre de Quebec
April 18, 2001
El avance del libre comercio en la Cumbre de Quebec
By Ana I. Eiras
(Economic Freedom Project Report #0101)
El avance del libre comercio en la Cumbre de Quebec
April 17, 2001
Time to Review the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
By Jack Spencer
(Executive Memorandum #739)
The DACOWITS' agenda has become too politicized, and many of the committee's members are pursuing a feminist agenda that diverts attention and resources away from ...
April 17, 2001
Recent Survey Points to Affordable Individual Health Insurance
By James Frogue
(Executive Memorandum #740)
As the eHealthInsurance Services survey shows, individually purchased plans are affordable, contain meaningful coverage, and are widely available. Tax credits would allow more people to ...
April 13, 2001
Why Congress Should Foster Research on School Choice
By Thomas Dawson
(Executive Memorandum #738)
The House provision to fund school-choice pilot programs presents Congress with a constructive way to increase the amount of information available on the effects of ...
April 12, 2001
Vermont's Plan to Control Drug Prices for Seniors: A Bad Prescription
By James Frogue
(Executive Memorandum #737)
America's seniors deserve the same quality of care and access to prescription drugs that their elected representatives in Washington enjoy. States should not emulate Vermont's ...
April 12, 2001
Advancing Free Trade in Latin America at the Quebec Summit of the Americas
By Ana I. Eiras
(Backgrounder #1430)
President Bush, at the Summit of the Americas in Quebec, will have a unique opportunity to promote economic liberalization throughout the hemisphere by presenting the ...
April 12, 2001
A Primer on U.S. Policy Toward the "One-China" Issue: Questions and Answers
By Ambassador Harvey Feldman
(Backgrounder #1429)
The issue of Taiwan is certain to play a major role in U.S.-China relations for some time to come. If all of those who try ...
April 9, 2001
The Truth About School Choice
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #9)
Congress is now debating whether to include expanded parental choice in education reform. Social-science researchers have found that expanded parental choice has positive benefits.
April 6, 2001
Milosevic's Arrest: An Opportunity to Reform the U.N. Tribunal
By Michael Scardaville and John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #736)
Reforming the ICTY charter is more essential now that Milosevic is in custody and calls are increasing to have him stand trial at the Hague. ...
April 6, 2001
Smart Growth, Housing Costs, and Homeownership
By Wendell Cox and Dr. Ronald D. Utt,
(Backgrounder #1426)
Governments can foster effective solutions to sprawl-created problems by resisting demands to impose coercive growth control policies and by clearing away the aging regulatory impedimenta ...
April 5, 2001
Countering Russian-Iranian Military Cooperation
By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., and James A. Phillips
(Backgrounder #1425)
Russian assistance to Iran in developing ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction increasingly threatens U.S. interests, U.S. forces, and U.S. allies in the Middle ...
April 4, 2001
Time to Repeal Federal Death Taxes: The Nightmare of the American Dream
By William W. Beach
(Backgrounder #1428)
Bolstered by President Bush's tax proposal that includes death tax repeal, Congress should make eliminating the death tax a priority this year.
April 4, 2001
Time to Repeal Federal Death Taxes: The Nightmare of the American Dream
By William W. Beach
(Backgrounder #1428ES)
The policy of using the estate tax to redistribute economic power leads to a distorted distribution of consumption and a less productive economy. Both of ...
April 4, 2001
The New Definition of Standards in American Education
By Virginia Miller
(Backgrounder #1427)
America's schools should not be required by their utilization of government funding to narrow their focus to emphasize practical skills at the expense of academic ...
April 4, 2001
The New Definition of Standards in American Education
By Virginia Miller
(Backgrounder #1427ES)
The success of the current effort in Washington to improve the quality of education and graduate adults who are better prepared for the many opportunities ...
April 2, 2001
Don't Shortchange Defense: The Urgent Need for Supplemental Defense Spending
By Jack Spencer and Baker Spring
(Executive Memorandum #734)
The most pressing needs facing the U.S. armed forces today are assuring near-term readiness and being able to defend America from missiles carrying nuclear, biological, ...
April 2, 2001
Whittaker Chambers: Man of Courage and Faith
By Lee Edwards, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #735)
Whittaker Chambers, a veteran Soviet spy who became, in William F. Buckley Jr.'s words, "the most important American defector from Communism." This April marks the ...
March 29, 2001
Time for Expanded Trade Relations with India
By Dana R. Dillon
(Executive Memorandum #733)
If India is willing to lower its prohibitive tariff regime to demonstrate its commitment to trade liberalization, Washington should initiate negotiations for further reductions under ...
March 28, 2001
Guidelines for Modernizing America's Armed Forces
By Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1422)
A successful modernization strategy will adhere to the core missions of the U.S. military: to protect and defend Americans at home and abroad; to deter ...
March 28, 2001
Why Congress Should Renew Its Efforts to End the Marriage Penalty
By Rea S. Hederman, Jr.
(Backgrounder #1424)
The tax code should treat all taxpayers fairly and equally. Couples should not be forced to pay more taxes simply because they change their marital ...
March 27, 2001
Using the Breaux-Frist Medicare Proposals to Craft Solid Medicare Reform
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1423)
President Bush, in developing his own legislative reform proposal for Medicare, can build on the best of the Breaux-Frist proposals, which promise a good start ...
March 26, 2001
Encouraging Marriage and Discouraging Divorce
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1421)
Together, public- and private-sector leadership can join with the clergy begin this process, increasing the incidence of marriage and strengthening families while reducing the social ...
March 26, 2001
Estimulando El Matrimonio y Desalentando El Divorcio
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1421)
Estimulando El Matrimonio y Desalentando El Divorcio
March 23, 2001
Flare-Up in the Balkans: How the U.S. Can Avoid Disaster in Macedonia
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #732)
By shaping a more realistic regional geopolitical vision and supporting the Macedonian government short of direct military involvement, the Bush Administration can help defuse the ...
March 22, 2001
Executive Orders and Presidential Directives
By Todd F. Gaziano
(Testimony )
Congress should modify or repeal the statutory delegations of power that Congress has granted to the President which have been abused or may be abused ...
March 21, 2001
Family and Faith: The Roots of Prosperity, Stability and Freedom
By Patrick F. Fagan
(WebMemo #1)
The challenge for America in this new century is not to improve the economy, but to strengthen the family and faith in God.
March 21, 2001
President Bush Nominates Eugene Hickok as Undersecretary of Education
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #7)
President Bush has nominated Eugene W. Hickok, a former Bradley Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, as Undersecretary of Education.
March 21, 2001
Building a Better Military
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #8)
For the past eight years, the Clinton Administration's national security strategy failed to balance defense budgets with missions and forces. Its force structure does not ...
March 19, 2001
Seeking Reciprocity in Maritime Trade with China
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #731)
The U.S. should insist on nothing less than full reciprocity in its dealings with China. Congress should block any attempt by Chinese companies to obtain ...
March 16, 2001
James Madison and Religious Liberty
By Joseph Loconte
(Executive Memorandum #729)
A wide-eyed and youthful James Madison, travelling in Culpeper County in Virginia, came upon a jail that housed half a dozen Baptist preachers, held simply ...
March 16, 2001
Crisis in Ukraine Threatens Democracy and Undermines Regional Security
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
(Executive Memorandum #730)
Ukraine's fate hinges upon energy independence, debt management, economic efficiency, and private-sector transparency.The Bush Administration must move quickly and decisively to manage this challenging and ...
March 16, 2001
The Lasting Leadership of Ronald Reagan
By The Honorable Jesse Helms
(Heritage Lecture #700)
The Lasting Leadership of Ronald Reagan
March 16, 2001
How Health Tax Credits for Families Would Supplement Employment-Based Coverage
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1420)
Congress must recognize that an important distinction exists between the place of employment as the convenient place to obtain insurance and making tax relief to ...
March 15, 2001
Tax Cuts: Bigger and Faster is Better
By The Honorable Pat Toomey
(Heritage Lecture #699)
Tax Cuts: Bigger and Faster is Better
March 15, 2001
A Guide to the NAEP Academic Achievement Test
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1419)
Under President Bush's education plan, No Child Left Behind, federal funding would be linked to whether states actually succeed in this endeavor, as measured by ...
March 15, 2001
Transcending Medicare's Regulatory Regime
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
Medicare will face an unprecedented demand for medical services within this decade from an increasingly well educated, diverse and rapidly growing retiree population. Insisting on ...
March 15, 2001
The Effects of Welfare Reform
By Robert E. Rector
(Testimony )
The intention of welfare programs is to benefit low income Americans, especially children. Yet the evidence indicates that children and parents are actively harmed rather ...
March 14, 2001
Election Reform
By Todd F. Gaziano
(Testimony )
Election Reform
March 13, 2001
The Straight Talk About Social Security Act: Telling Americans the Truth About Social Security Benefits
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #728)
The Straight Talk About Social Security Act
March 13, 2001
US-British Cooperation in Meeting the Global Missile Threat
By A Conference Report
(Heritage Lecture #697)
US-British Cooperation in Meeting the Global Missile Threat
March 9, 2001
Perspectives on US National Interests in Asia
By The Honorable Doug Bereuter
(Heritage Lecture #698)
In regards to Asia, the Bush administration will have to overcome the message of vacillation and lack of steady, even-handed attention to priorities.
March 8, 2001
Why the Bush Tax Cuts Are No Threat To Philanthropy
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1417)
Why the Bush Tax Cuts Are No Threat To Philanthropy
March 8, 2001
Income Mobility and the Fallacy of Class-Warfare Arguments Against Tax Relief
By D. Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1418)
Income Mobility and the Fallacy of Class-Warfare Arguments Against Tax Relief
March 7, 2001
How the United States and the European Union Can Improve Cooperation on Trade
By Denise H. Froning and Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #727)
How the United States and the European Union Can Improve Cooperation on Trade
March 7, 2001
Commemoration of Kim Dae-Jung's Presidency
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #696)
"I had little idea then that my friend would one day serve as president of Korea and institute the very reforms we were discussing at ...
March 7, 2001
The Economic and Budgetary Effects of H.R. 3, The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001
By D. Mark Wilson, William W. Beach and Rea S. Hederman, Jr.
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-02)
The Economic and Budgetary Effects of H.R. 3, The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001
March 7, 2001
The Economic Outlook and the President's Budget Priorities, 2002-2011
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
The Economic Outlook and the President's Budget Priorities, 2002-2011
March 7, 2001
Means-Tested Welfare Spending: Past and Future Growth
By Robert E. Rector
(Testimony )
Means-Tested Welfare Spending: Past and Future Growth
March 6, 2001
How Faulty Official Figures Greatly Overstate the Cost of the Bush Tax Plan
By William W. Beach, Daniel J. Mitchell, and D. Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1416)
How Faulty Official Figures Greatly Overstate the Cost of the Bush Tax Plan
March 5, 2001
The Truth About Tax Rates and The Politics of Class Warfare
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1415)
The Truth About Tax Rates and The Politics of Class Warfare
March 2, 2001
Proceed With Caution in Approving Satellite Exports to China
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #726)
The Administration should neither delay decisions on license applications nor rush to grant licenses to appease the industry without assuring national security.
March 2, 2001
The European Case for Missile Defense
By Iain Duncan Smith
(Heritage Lecture #695)
THE EUROPEAN CASE FOR MISSILE DEFENSE
March 1, 2001
The Real Reagan Economic Record: Responsible and Successful Fiscal Policy
By Peter B. Sperry, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1414)
The Real Reagan Economic Record: Responsible and Successful Fiscal Policy
March 1, 2001
Salvage U.N. Sanctions On Iraq's Military
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #725)
Sustain sanctions by focusing them on military, regime targets.
February 28, 2001
Missile Defense: The Case Gets Stronger
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #6)
Missile Defense: The Case Gets Stronger
February 28, 2001
Turkish Crisis Creates Opportunity For Needed Economic Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #723)
Capitalism, not bailouts, will clean up monetary mess.
February 27, 2001
Why the President Should Ignore Calls to Reduce the Number of Political Appointees
By Robert Maranto, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1413)
Why the President Should Ignore Calls to Reduce the Number of Political Appointees
February 26, 2001
Protecting Benefits for the Disabled in Social Security Reform
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #722)
Protecting Benefits for the Disabled in Social Security Reform
February 25, 2001
Thomas Jefferson Still Lives
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #724)
Thomas Jefferson Still Lives
February 23, 2001
End of the Line For Amtrak's Current Management
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1412)
When Amtrak releases its much-delayed financial report for fiscal year (FY) 2000 (which ended October 31, 2000), it is expected to show operating losses of ...
February 21, 2001
The Use and Abuse of Executive Orders and Other Presidential Directives
By Todd F. Gaziano
(Legal Memorandum #2)
The Use and Abuse of Executive Orders and Other Presidential Directives
February 20, 2001
An Opportunity to Strengthen America's Special Relationship with Britain
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #720)
An Opportunity to Strengthen America's Special Relationship with Britain
February 20, 2001
Dispelling the Myths About Military Use of Depleted Uranium
By Jack Spencer and Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #721)
Depleted uranium vitally important to American weaponry, not proved harmful
February 16, 2001
Why the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Is Wrong about the Cost of Bush's Tax Plan
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #5)
Why the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Is Wrong about the Cost of Bush's Tax Plan
February 16, 2001
The Importance of Vieques Island for Military Readiness
By Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1411)
The Importance of Vieques Island for Military Readiness
February 16, 2001
Top Ten Ways to Fix America's Health Insurance Market and Expand Coverage
By James Frogue
(Backgrounder #1410)
Exploring solutions to America's health insurance problem.
February 15, 2001
Tax Cuts For Today and Tomorrow
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #4)
Tax Cuts For Today and Tomorrow
February 15, 2001
It's George W's Birthday (Not President's Day)
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #719)
It's George W's Birthday (Not President's Day)
February 15, 2001
A New U.S. Policy for Latin America: Reopening the Window of Opportunity
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1409)
George W. Bush has an excellent opportunity to revitalize relations with America's neighbors to the south.
February 15, 2001
A New U.S. Policy for Latin America: Reopening the Window of Opportunity
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1409)
George W. Bush has an excellent opportunity to revitalize relations with America's neighbors to the south.
February 12, 2001
Top Ten Myths About Campaign Finance Reform
By Todd F. Gaziano
(Legal Memorandum #5)
Top Ten Myths About Campaign Finance Reform
February 9, 2001
Tax Cuts: Bigger and Faster is Better
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #3)
Tax Cuts: Bigger and Faster is Better
February 9, 2001
Rebuilding America's Military Strength: Recommendations for the New Administration
By Hon. James Schlesinger, Gen. Charles Horner
(Heritage Lecture #694)
Rebuilding America's Military Strength: Recommendations for the New Administration
February 8, 2001
Lockerbie Verdict Vindicates Continued Sanctions Against Libya
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #718)
The Bush Administration should not relax the pressure against Qadhafi's violent regime until all those involved in the Lockerbie bombing are brought to justice.
February 7, 2001
Growing Surplus, Shrinking Debt: The Compelling Case For Tax Cuts Now
By Peter B. Sperry
(Backgrounder #1408)
Growing Surplus, Shrinking Debt: The Compelling Case For Tax Cuts Now
February 6, 2001
Six Rules for Real Social Security Reform
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #717)
Six Rules for Real Social Security Reform
February 6, 2001
Women and Social Security Reform
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #2)
Women and Social Security Reform
February 5, 2001
How U.N. Conventions On Women's and Children's Rights Undermine Family, Religion, and Sovereignty
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1407)
How U.N. Conventions On Women's and Children's Rights Undermine Family, Religion, and Sovereignty
February 5, 2001
How U.N. Conventions On Women's and Children's Rights Undermine Family, Religion, and Sovereignty: Supplemental Material: Quotations from CRC and CEDAW Committees of the United Nations
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1409quotes)
Quotations from CRC and CEDAW Committees of the United Nations.
February 1, 2001
The President's Policy Challenges in Asia
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #716)
In establishing a new agenda for strengthening U.S. relations with Asian countries, President George W. Bush faces a number of challenges, some of which were ...
January 30, 2001
U.S. Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore: Steps to Global Free Trade Agreement
By Ana I. Eiras and Denise H. Froning
(Executive Memorandum #715)
U.S. Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore: Steps to Global Free Trade Agreement
January 29, 2001
Keep the Cap on U.S. Contributions to the U.N. Peacekeeping Budget
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #714)
Keep the Cap on U.S. Contributions to the U.N. Peacekeeping Budget
January 26, 2001
Avoid a Trade War over U.S. Antidumping Measure
By Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #713)
Avoid a Trade War over U.S. Antidumping Measure
January 23, 2001
Pressing Concerns on the Korean Peninsula Call for an Early Bush-Kim Summit
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #712)
One area of foriegn policy that requires early attention is the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance.
January 18, 2001
Putin's Foreign Policy and U.S.- Russian Relations
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
(Backgrounder #1406)
Putin's Foreign Policy and U.S.- Russian Relations
January 17, 2001
Not the Time for the United States To Rejoin UNESCO
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1405)
Not the Time for the United States To Rejoin UNESCO
January 16, 2001
Building Bridges on Sand: Clinton's Dubious Middle East Peace Initiative
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #709)
Clinton proposal unacceptable to both sides, appeases terrorism.
January 16, 2001
Establishing the National Priority on Missile Defense
By Baker Spring
(Executive Memorandum #710)
Establishing the National Priority on Missile Defense
January 16, 2001
Reducing Tax Rates Across the Board: A Cornerstone of Pro-Growth Tax Relief
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #711)
Reducing Tax Rates Across the Board: A Cornerstone of Pro-Growth Tax Relief
January 10, 2001
Taking Charge of Federal Personnel
By George Nesterczuk, with Donald J. Devine and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1404)
Taking Charge of Federal Personnel
January 9, 2001
Overturning Clinton's Midnight Action on the International Criminal Court
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #708)
Overturning Clinton's Midnight Action on the International Criminal Court
January 8, 2001
Personnel Is Policy: Why The New President Must Take Control Of The Executive Branch
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1403)
Personnel Is Policy: Why The New President Must Take Control Of The Executive Branch
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